On stepping down
When I was elected Editor-in-Chief of The Observer one year ago, I was absolutely terrified. I was studying in Jerusalem at the time and many of us wondered if leading the paper from abroad would be...
View ArticleObserver Editorial: This isn’t the family we know
The tri-campus community has often been hailed for its sense of family. In moments of difficulty, we come together. But in recent years, that hasn’t always been the case — and the student government...
View ArticleLewis House of Baking returns for second year
Lewis Hall will be hosting its second rendition of its signature event “Lewis House of Baking” (LHOB) on Friday from 9:30 p.m to 12:30 a.m. In its second year, LHOB was created in an attempt to...
View ArticleIrish to take on Spartans in final regular season series
After sweeping a critical Big Ten weekend series against one of the hottest teams in Michigan, the Notre Dame hockey team will close out the regular season against Michigan State at home. The Irish...
View ArticleControversy, sanctions and confidentiality: What happened this time in the...
On Feb. 4, an election marked by controversy, sanctions and confidentiality officially began. On that day, six tickets were announced as the contenders for Notre Dame student body president and vice...
View ArticleSMC students studying in Rome to return to the U.S., remain off campus for 14...
Saint Mary’s students studying abroad at John Cabot University in Rome for the spring semester will be sent home, vice president for student affairs Linda Timm announced early Saturday morning in a...
View Article‘We are all freaking out’: Notre Dame suspends Rome program due to coronavirus
This report was updated Friday at 10:04 p.m. Notre Dame is suspending its Rome programs and bringing the 106 Notre Dame students currently studying abroad in the Italian capital back to the United...
View ArticleTrump nominates Notre Dame alumnus to be Director of National Intelligence...
President Donald Trump announced in a tweet Friday he is nominating Notre Dame alumnus Congressman John Ratcliffe, a Republican from Texas, to be Director of National Intelligence (DNI). “Would have...
View ArticleSoftball opens ACC play by winning series against Duke
The Notre Dame softball team opened up conference play this past weekend against Duke in Durham, North Carolina. The Irish won two out of three games in the series. In the first game on Friday night,...
View ArticleSouth Bend’s director of sustainability talks about need, plans for climate...
In a joint initiative between the Kellogg Institute and the Office of Sustainability, Therese Dorau, South Bend’s director of sustainability, spoke at Notre Dame on Friday about the recently adopted...
View ArticleScene Selections: Springing into … Spring!
Unpack those jean shorts and dust off that ATV ‘cause it’s springtime in South Bend. Since nobody in jorts likes to four wheel in silence, we, the Scenesters, have prepared a list of exceedingly...
View ArticleNotre Dame upsets 19th-ranked Florida State to conclude regular season
The Notre Dame women’s basketball team (13-17, 8-10 ACC) ended their regular season with a signature win Sunday afternoon, defeating No. 19th ranked Florida State (22-7, 11-7 ACC) on the road. Freshman...
View ArticleHello, it’s me
Everyone has been asking me the same things: How does it feel to be Editor-in-Chief? And the second Saint Mary’s one at that? Are you nervous? Is it a big time commitment? Are you excited? I hadn’t...
View Article‘No one saw this coming’: Saint Mary’s students studying abroad in Rome...
The Roman Forum sat empty under a clouded gray sky Sunday morning, the few visitors passing beneath the ancient stone arches wearing face masks. The Colosseum, one of the most visited monuments in...
View ArticleBengal Bouts concludes 90th year with Finals
137 pounds Drew “Mr. Nice Guy” Niceley def. Danny “Smiley” Rogers The finals began with a fight between Rogers, a junior from Zahm House and Niceley, an off-campus graduate student. Both fighters were...
View ArticleFormer South Bend Mayor Pete Buttigieg ends presidential candidacy ahead of...
Pete Buttigieg, former mayor of South Bend, announced at the Century Center on Sunday night that he was dropping out of the presidential race. He discussed the necessity to support the eventual...
View ArticlePregnancy discrimination persists
Starting a family is a desire that more than 9 in 10 adults have. Yet the careers of women continue to be derailed by this desire in the 21st century. There are many laws and protections against the...
View ArticleIrish fall to Cavaliers on the road in conference matchup
Last Sunday, the Notre Dame men’s tennis team took on Virginia on the road in its second ACC conference match of the season. Despite a hard-fought effort, the Irish ultimately fell to the Cavaliers...
View ArticleHoly Cross Hall to put on first annual talent show
On March 16, the students of Holy Cross Hall will gather for one night only to perform in a hilarious spectacle of wonder, amazement and talent. The first annual Holy Cross talent show will begin at 8...
View ArticleOrville Peck liberates the cowboy, rides off on his “Pony”
In her 1996 Grammy-nominated single, “Where Have All the Cowboys Gone?”, singer Paula Cole muses the whereabouts of her real-life John Wayne. She laments the toxic masculinity that underlies the...
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